Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea

Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS (9 February 1905 – 20 January 1983[1]) was a Mexican historian and scholar who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century.[10][6] Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea's early life passed between Guadalajara, Mexico City (where his paternal grandfather lived) and his family's Hacienda of Santa Cruz y El Cortijo (located in Zapotiltic, Jalisco).[12] As the eldest child of his family, he entered the sugarcane business in 1930 at the already mentioned Ingenio Santa Cruz y El Cortijo, where he made important contributions until 1942.[6] B) Sara España y Araujo, wife of Alfredo Navarro Branca (1881–1979), a famous Guadalajaran architect from post-revolutionary period;[6] nowadays, among his buildings, the one of the Universidad de Guadalajara (1914) stands out.[30] In 1952 the Governor of the State of Jalisco, José Jesús González Gallo (1900–1957), appointed Lancaster-Jones as Curator of the Museo Regional de Guadalajara, serving this post until 31 December 1953.In 1965 Antonio Leaño Álvarez del Castillo (1913–2010), Rector and Chairman of the Board of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, appointed Ricardo Lancaster-Jones as professor of regional history at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.[6] Lancaster-Jones was the first person, since 1948, to question the authenticity of a group of six paintings elaborated on copper sheet, attributed to Rubens and that are in the collection of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos (Jalisco).His art collection also included some selected pieces from 20th century's artists like Chucho Reyes (1880–1977), José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949) and Jorge González Camarena (1908–1980).[50] Guadalajaran art collector Carlos Navarro gives remarkable importance to his oil painting portrait collection in his book El Retrato en Jalisco (2004).
St. Mary's Hall and the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton .
The city of Downey, California became a Sister city of Guadalajara in 1960 during Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea's presidency of the Asociación Consular de Guadalajara.
Papal Lateran Cross .
Spanish namesurnameGuadalajara, JaliscoSugarcaneentrepreneurdiplomatjournalistacademicart collectorscholarJaliscoNew MexicoHaciendas de Jalisco y Aledaños (1506–1821)MexicoOrder of the Holy SepulchreHoly SeeColombiaNayaritUNESCOhaciendasprofessorUniversidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraLatin American StudiesUniversity of New MexicoGuadalajaraMexico CityHaciendaZapotilticUniversity of DaytonSt Charles CollegeGrand Coteau, LouisianaBachelor of Engineeringboard of directorssugar refineryTamazula de Gordianogeneral managerEl InformadorExcélsiorEl OccidentalCongress of JaliscoOrder of GuadalupeUniversidad de GuadalajaraEl SalvadorUnited NationsDowney, CaliforniaSister cityUnited States consulateConsulSecretary GeneralJose Garibi y RiveraNueva GaliciaEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemGeneral SecretaryVeracruz, MéxicoLuis González y GonzálezPaul Alexander BartlettBenson Latin American CollectionUniversity of Texas at AustinJosé Jesús González GalloCuratorAcademia Mexicana de Genealogía y HeráldicaSan BlasNew SpainAcademia de Genealogía y Heráldica Mota-PadillaOaxacaMeridaSociedad Mexicana de Geografía y EstadísticaRectorChairman of the BoardHaciendas de Jalisco y Aledaños (1506-1821)ConnoisseurRubensOur Lady of San Juan de los LagosViceroyalty of New SpainChucho ReyesJosé Clemente OrozcoJorge González CamarenaJuan CorderoRamiro Villaseñor y VillaseñorUniversity of TexasbookplateUniversidad IberoamericanaKnightEnglandHonoris CausaUniversity College LondonD.Litt.SheffieldHavanaUnited StatesHonorary citizenNew Orleans, LouisianaPapal Lateran CrossJapanese Red Cross SocietyPanamaEloy AlfaroHenry Dunant MedalRed Cross